Speaker Issues (Possible Answer?)

[Ridley 10+ year member]

Is there a chance the sound I am hearing when I play my mids at high volumes is tinsel slap? It only happens at certain freqs only on sounds with HUGE amounts of bass. Other than that, it sounds great.

It sorta sounds like something is slapping the cone... metal/plastic noise. It is only on my right side mid speaker. I took it out and there is no burnt smell and no rubbing.

What you guys think? How can I fix tinsel slap if that's what it is?

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[Ridley 10+ year member]

Forums are slow today

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

10 bajillion treads is lame but get an ohm reading the speaker check if its blown if not then change ur crossovers and filter so your speakers arnt playing the bass.

 

[Ridley 10+ year member]

Ohms is reading a constant 3.

The speaker is not blown. I need to know if this sounds like tinsel slap.

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

i cant hear it so i cant tell you

 

[Ridley 10+ year member]

Okay... well anyways

No one seems to know how to set my crossovers. There is no setting on my HU for it and people said my amp settings were fine. Do those crossover boxes have settings on em?

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

Are they AA polys?

 

[Phlipbak 10+ year member]

might be hitting door panel/grill

 

[Ridley 10+ year member]

They did install 3 spacers on each screw so it wouldnt scratch my window. Could it really be hitting out that far? It doesn't seem like its moving THAT much.

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=17068

I first thought I damaged them, but after reading around on the forums, think it might be slapping somewhere. There is no physical damage to the speakers that I see and nothing smells funny.

 

[Ridley 10+ year member]

bump

 

[TSGP]

maybe you are putting too much bass through the midbass? and what you're hearing is the mid over excurting? Jumping the gap and the sound is when it falls back in

 

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

does it particularly do it at lower freqs? and are your doors sealed off well? As in is it like they are in sealed enclosures?

 

[Ridley 10+ year member]

It does it at lower freqs on crazy bass songs. It didnt happen a week ago but it is now, but i checked the speaker and everything looks like its in working order.

My doors are sealed with raammat and I used 3 spacers per screw so it doesnt scratch my window.

 

[Ridley 10+ year member]

What does it sound like to you guys? Just from talkin about it.

 

[Ridley 10+ year member]

wow.... i just cannot get help with this crap... been DAYS too

someone im me or something so you can walk me through setting my highs and lows.